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Grand Forks Art and Wine Walk Returns

Tuesday, June 15, 2010
By admin
Grand Forks Art and Wine Walk Returns

  The North Valley Arts Council and the Greater Grand Forks Convention and Visitors Bureau are pleased to present the 2010 Art & Wine Walk, which begins on June 19th from 1-5pm in downtown Grand Forks and East Grand Forks. The Walk takes place on the third Saturday of the month, June through October.  Stroll through... »

Got Culture? ! Exploring Our Diversity—Live Music Events

Tuesday, June 15, 2010
By Janie Franz
Got Culture? ! Exploring Our Diversity—Live Music Events

   There are two live performance events in Grand Forks ND  this week in conjunction with the Go Culure?! Exploring Our Diversity Conference.  Check out the talents of some of our new neighbors. CELEBRATION OF CULTURES Thursday June 17, 2010 Hughes Fine Arts Center, UND, Grand Forks ND  7:00-9:00 pm. Refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public  Performers: Dr.... »

Greater Grand Forks Fair Live Entertainment

Tuesday, June 15, 2010
By Janie Franz
Greater Grand Forks Fair Live Entertainment

Like last year, the Greater Grand Forks Fair offers FREE admission daily and has a FREE stage.  There are plenty of things to see  and do at this old-fashioned fair, including 4H animals and exhibits, pig races, carnival rides, demonstrations, and much more. This year, though, the emphasis is on participation by fair visitors... »

Grand Cities Art Fest Entertainment

Wednesday, June 9, 2010
By Janie Franz
Grand Cities Art Fest Entertainment

Ron Franz The 2010 Grand Cities Art Fest will be held on the banks of the Red River Saturday, Jun 12 and Sunday, June 13. Not only will there be booth after booth of wares from artists and craftspersons, there is a complete line up of musical entertainment on both days in both cities. Here... »

Brent Burns Oil Spill Song Video

Tuesday, June 1, 2010
By Janie Franz
Brent Burns Oil Spill Song Video

If you haven’t seen this, you should. Gulf Shores AL singer-songwriter Brent Burns is doing it again. A few years ago, he did a video for his song, “Pain at the Pump,” that really took a hammer to the oil industry. His latest “If You Drill Drill Drill, Don’t Spill, Spill, Spill” is worth... »

Grand Cities Pride Celebrates with Top Notch Entertainment

Friday, May 21, 2010
By Janie Franz
Grand Cities Pride Celebrates with Top Notch Entertainment

 Live Music Alert: Heidi Barton Stink 1:30 pm, Suzen Juel 2:30 pm, MJ Kroll 4 pm, Town Square, Grand Forks ND FREE; Drag show and dance, Sensations, Grand Forks ND, 8 pm, $7 21+ MJ Kroll This year’s two day Grand Cities Pride Event has expanded into two days. Saturday will feature live music once more... »

Gypsy Lumberjacks: “Like Paul Bunyan on Tour with the Dead.”

Friday, May 21, 2010
By Janie Franz
Gypsy Lumberjacks: “Like Paul Bunyan on Tour with the Dead.”

Live Music Alert: Gypsy Lumberjacks, Crosstown,Grand Forks ND, Friday May 21, 10 pm, $5 and a free beer. Last year before the last 10,000 Lakes Festival, I had the opportunity to interview Bobby Patrick, the guitarist for Gypsy Lumberjacks. We had a discussion about the band’s origins and their musical mission. The band has been... »

T.U.G.G. Brings Their Island Sound to The Nestor

Thursday, May 20, 2010
By Janie Franz
T.U.G.G. Brings Their Island Sound to The Nestor

  Live Music Alert: Friday, May 21, The Nestor Tavern, Fargo, 10 pm.  The reggae-influenced rock band, T.U.G.G., from La Crosse, Wisconsin, brings its happy sound to the stage of The Nestor in Fargo on Friday. Their infectious danceable sound blends the best of rock and reggae into an island Mai Tai that has punches of... »

BELLA VIDA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2010

Friday, April 30, 2010
By Janie Franz
BELLA VIDA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2010

Photo by Sam U   I know you all miss 10KLF, but—no worries. The best musical party this season is at Harmony Park in Clarks Grove, MN, at the Bella Vida Music Festival over the Memorial Day weekend (Friday, May 28 – Sunday, May 30). They’ve got your favorite touring and regional bands beating a path to this... »

Kinobe and Soul Beat Africa in “Voices of the World” Children’s Choral Festival World Music Concert

Friday, April 30, 2010
By Janie Franz
Kinobe and Soul Beat Africa in “Voices of the World” Children’s Choral Festival World Music Concert

Live Music Alert:  Public concert by the world musicians on Friday April 30, 2010, at 7 pm at the Central High School Auditorium, Grand Forks ND. FREE Four years ago, Grand Cities Children’s Choirs and Melanie Popejoy and Dr. Mary Goetze held the first Voices of the World Children’s Choral Festival. It was a real... »

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